Norfolk status Local. Stated as our most common salt-marsh Gelechid (MBGBI Vol 2 p175).
Most saltmarsh inhabiting Scrobipalpa species S. salicorniae, S. obsoletella, S. instabilella, S. samadensis, S. suaedella are extremely similar and cannot be identified without genitalia dissection.
Leaf-mine: mines the leaves of foodplant with the first instar producing a U or horseshoe-shaped mine.
Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required
Recorded in 10 (14%) of 74 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1980. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats
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